I found the problem to do with a previously stored key in known_hosts. On the command line you get a prompt and then an error, until you remove the offending line. On the GUI you get none of this just a failure.
As I was the reporter of the bug I've marked it invalid because I don't think it's to do with the upgrade. That said, it would still be nice if the gui version gave clearer error messages. ** Changed in: gvfs (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/883746 Title: cannot connect to ssh server To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gvfs/+bug/883746/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs